Allegations of Russia's alleged involvement in the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico are a fit of insanity. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, quoted by TASS.
The British tabloid The Times believes that Russia is behind the attempt to kill Fico. Columnist and staff correspondent of the publication in Bratislava, Peter Konradi, shared this attack of madness, Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.
She noted that this is the first media outlet to unfairly accuse Russia of involvement in the attack on the Slovak prime minister.
We remind you that Slovakia's parliament returned to work on Tuesday after suspending its work following the assassination attempt on the prime minister
Fizzo is recovering and is no longer life-threatening after being shot four times last week. It was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader in more than 20 years.
The shooter is 71-year-old Juraj Chintula, a self-described writer who previously worked as a security guard and is believed to be linked to the pro-Russian group "Slovak Defenders". The Slovak Specialized Criminal Court ruled that the accused will remain in custody.
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok indicated that an investigative team had been set up to check whether the suspect acted alone, as initially believed.
The incident highlighted the deep polarization of politics in the central European country of 5.4 million people, where Fico has been the dominant force for nearly two decades.
Since regaining the premiership last September, Fico and his coalition have reshuffled policies, including ending state military aid to Ukraine, scrapping a special prosecutor's office fighting corruption and planning an overhaul of public broadcaster RTVS after they accused him of political bias.
The government has faced opposition-led protests over the past six months against reforms to the criminal code and over concerns about media freedom if the public broadcaster's mission is changed.